00 - Acknowledgments

# Getting Started with ESP32 **Author:** Lonely Binary **Date:** Original written in 2025 **Copyright:** © 2025 Lonely Binary. All rights reserved. This manual is provided for educational purposes. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited. For more information, visit lonelybinary.com. This manual offers a comprehensive guide to the ESP32 microcontroller, covering its features, setup, and practical projects for beginners, intermediate, and advanced users. It is crafted for hobbyists, students, and engineers eager to explore embedded systems, IoT, and wireless technologies using the ESP32 platform. # Acknowledgments Putting together _Getting Started with ESP32_ has been a fun and exciting journey, and Lonely Binary couldn’t have done it without some amazing folks and resources! A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this guide come to life: - **Espressif Systems**: For creating the awesome ESP32 microcontroller and sharing fantastic documentation, open-source tools, and the ESP-IDF framework that make this guide possible. - **The Arduino Community**: For their super welcoming ecosystem and easy-to-use Arduino IDE support for ESP32, which makes it so much fun for beginners to jump in. - **Online Heroes**: To the amazing folks at Reddit and Stack Overflow for sharing cool tutorials, code snippets, and tips that saved the day more than once. - **Our Awesome Beta Testers**: Huge thanks to the hobbyists, students, and engineers who tried out early versions of this guide, shared their thoughts, and suggested super cool projects to make it fun and clear for everyone. - **Our Cheer Squad**: To all the supporters and fans of Lonely Binary, your encouragement and kind words kept us motivated to keep tinkering and sharing the love for ESP32. And finally, a massive thank you to YOU, the reader, for picking up this guide and diving into the world of ESP32 with us. Your excitement for learning is what makes this all so rewarding!